Maintenance Worker III-Streets Division

City of Reno•Corporation Yard, NV

17h

About The Position

The City of Reno is recruiting current qualified classified City employees for a promotional opportunity in the Maintenance and Operations Department’s Streets Division. The position oversees and participates in maintenance and repair of City infrastructure, including streets, roadways, sewers, storm drains, and related public works facilities. The successful candidate performs complex maintenance work, operates heavy equipment, and leads and trains lower-level maintenance staff while ensuring safe work practices. One vacancy is currently available, and the recruitment may also establish an eligible list for future vacancies. Duties include planning and coordinating work with a supervisor; training employees; reviewing work for accuracy, quality, and safety; operating and maintaining a variety of public works tools, trucks, and specialized heavy equipment; repairing streets and rights of way; maintaining sewer, storm drain, and drainage infrastructure; and removing snow and ice. The role also involves maintaining supply inventories, estimating job materials and time, responding to public inquiries, and performing related duties. This is an internal recruitment. Applications must be submitted through the City’s job board by October 26, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. PT. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and pass a selection process consisting of a written examination, cognitive abilities test, and training and experience evaluation. The written examination and cognitive abilities test are scheduled for November 4, 2026, and must be completed in person.

Requirements

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
Five years of increasingly responsible experience in maintenance and/or construction of public or private streets, sewers and storm drains, or related public works facilities and structures.
Experience must include either two years at a level comparable to Maintenance Worker II or four years at a level comparable to Maintenance Worker I.
Maintenance Worker I comparable experience involves independently performing skilled maintenance and construction activities involving streets, sewers, storm drains, concrete, asphalt, traffic control, or related public works facilities and equipment.
Maintenance Worker II comparable experience involves performing Maintenance Worker I work at a more advanced level, including leading or training others, coordinating assigned work, reviewing work for quality and safety, and working with limited supervision.
Valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) with appropriate endorsements.
Possession of flagger certification.
Must be a current qualified classified City of Reno employee.
Must meet minimum qualifications and pass the examination process, including a written examination, cognitive abilities test, and training and experience evaluation.
Written examination and cognitive abilities test require in-person attendance; the supplemental questionnaire must be submitted online with the application.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Lead, oversee, plan, train, and review the work of lower-level maintenance staff performing maintenance and repair work on City facilities and structures.
Participate in complex unit work and assist the supervisor with day-to-day job planning and scheduling.
Train assigned employees in maintenance and repair methods, procedures, and techniques.
Supervise the use, care, and operation of public works tools and equipment.
Verify assigned employees’ work for accuracy, proper methods and techniques, and compliance with standards and specifications; ensure safe work practices.
Operate heavy trucks and specialized equipment, including sewer cleaning trucks, paving machines, grinders, paint stripers, street sweepers, backhoes, excavators, skid steer loaders, mowers, graders, rollers, water trucks, and large front-end loaders.
Oversee and perform complex street and right-of-way repairs, including asphalt removal and replacement, overlays, crack sealing, pothole patching, and painting traffic markings.
Oversee and perform complex sewer and storm drain maintenance and repairs, including pipe replacement, catch basin and manhole repairs, concrete work, line cleaning, and CCTV inspection and data collection.
Perform complex drainage ditch maintenance, including vegetation and sediment removal, grading, and culvert replacement.
Operate snow plows, sanders, and related equipment to remove snow and ice as required.
Perform routine and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment according to manufacturers’ guidelines.
Maintain inventories of parts and supplies; estimate time and materials for assigned jobs; requisition tools and supplies as required.
Respond courteously to public inquiries, provide information within the assigned area, and resolve complaints or refer them to higher-level staff.
Perform related duties as required.